Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show

Straight No Chaser is the place for jazz lovers (and those who will soon be jazz lovers) to enjoy podcasts with their favorite music and artists. Winner of the 2017 JazzTimes Readers' Poll for Best Podcast, your host Jeffrey Siegel will take you inside the world of jazz, from the new releases to the best festiva;s to remembrances of jazz legends.

It’s always a pleasure to speak with saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a
musician who has impeccable academic, bandstand and compositional
credentials. One of an increasing number of jazz musicians who have
been awarded a Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowship, the latter more
commonly known as the "Genius Grant”, Miguel’s...

I first heard Troy Roberts when he appeared in auspicious
company at the first International Jazz Day at the United Nations
in New York in 2012. There shared the stage with the likes of Wayne
Shorter, Richard Bona, Vinnie Colaiuta and Zakir Hussein and more
than held his own.

Do we have a more diverse singer
today than Theo Bleckmann? The German born singer and
composer’s recordings range from albums of Las Vegas standards,
Weimar art songs, newly-arranged songs by Charles Ives (with
jazz/rock collective Kneebody); and his acclaimed Hello
Earth - the Music of Kate Bush. You may
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